by minimus 86 Replies latest jw friends
What is relevant to consider is that 7 to 8% of men are in fact gay, that makes the total population of gay men living into the hundreds of millions and 3 to 5 % of woman are gay as well.
I think the numbers are actually much lower - according to gallup, 1% of households identify as gay in the census and around 2-3% of men, 2% of women are gay.
Or, if you go off Coronation street, 70% of people are gay and are the only ones that ever kiss each other.
What is relevant to consider is that 7 to 8% of men are in fact gay, that makes the total population of gay men living into the hundreds of millions and 3 to 5 % of woman are gay as well - 8% is probably too high. The % of gay people in a population tends to be 2 - 5%, according to the stats I've encountered.
We had three (men) in my old Hall of a congregation of approximate 130 + men and woman so that statistic might be right - about 2% of your former congregation was gay.
In his 1948 book, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, Alfred Kinsey shocked the world by announcing that 10% of the male population is gay. A 1993 Janus Report estimated that nine percent of men and five percent of women had more than "occasional" homosexual relationships. The 2000 U.S. Census Bureau found that homosexual couples constitute less than 1% of American households. The Family Research Report says "around 2-3% of men, and 2% of women, are homosexual or bisexual." The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force estimates three to eight percent of both sexes. So who's right -- what percentage of the population is homosexual?
It may be that no one will ever know for sure. To some people, homosexuality is a matter of perception and definition. Furthermore, many people have trouble admitting their homosexuality to themselves, much less to a researcher. But when Gallup asked Americans for their best estimate of the American gay and lesbian population, the results made all the figures mentioned above look conservative.
Every Fifth Person -- at Least
In August 2002*, Gallup asked Americans, in an open-ended format, to estimate the percentage of American men and the percentage of American women who are homosexual. The average estimates were that 21% of men are gay and 22% of women are lesbians. In fact, roughly a quarter of the public thinks more than 25% of men and 25% of women are homosexual. It should be pointed out, too, that many Americans (at least one in six) could not give an estimate.
Male respondents tend to give lower estimates of both the male and female homosexual population than female respondents do. The average estimates among male respondents are that 16% of men and 21% of women are homosexual. Among female respondents, the average estimates are that 26% of men and 23% of women are homosexual. Somewhat interestingly, both sexes believe there are more homosexuals in the opposite sex than in their own sex.
In my life experiences of knowing who was in the JWS or outside of it with secular work association etc., I would still stick to 7 % for males and 5 % for females. Some say more some say less.
It important to note when certain polls are taken and where in locality.
There are a lot more living open gays these days than in the past.
In fact, roughly a quarter of the public thinks more than 25% of men and 25% of women are homosexual - hahahaha!
If that stat were correct, the hustle and bustle of big cities would be like a constant Gay Pride event.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCpz3LAjxek
Alfred Kinsey shocked the world by announcing that 10% of the male population is gay.
Almost like he had a book to sell. Oh, wait ...
Gallup asked Americans, in an open-ended format, to estimate the percentage of American men and the percentage of American women who are homosexual. The average estimates were that 21% of men are gay and 22% of women are lesbians
That's probably a measure of how many characters on TV portray gay characters. The claim is often that there aren't enough to be representative but like black people, it's probably more likely that they are over-represented on TV rather than under represented.
Yep. Actually he's a really nice guy keeping control of himself out of his love for God. He btw is one in a million. Love the guy!
